Hose clip



y 1936- J. G. TOMPKINS 2,047,044

HOSE CLIP Filed Oct. 14, 1933 Tia. E

INVENTOR Patented July 7, 1936 mesne assignments, to Patent Securities Gorporation, Los Angeles County, C'alif., a corporation of California Application October 14, 1933, Serial No. 693,607

9 Claims.

This invention relates to a. device for supporting hosiery or other garments, by a fastener supported on the body of the wearer, or on a girdle or corset. The device includes a member upon which the edge of a garment or hose can be wound, by turning the member in appropriate supports. It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a simple fastener of this character that is inexpensive to construct, and having no parts that may serve to irritate the body of the user.

This is accomplished by providing a suspension for the turnable anchor member that is flexible, such as cord or the like.

Tln's invention possesses many other advantages, and has other objects which may be made more easily apparent from a consideration of several embodiments of the invention. For this purpose there are shown a few forms in the drawing accompanying and forming part of the present specification. These forms shall now be described in detail, illustrating the general principles of the invention; but it is to be understood that thisdetailed description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, since the scope of the invention is best defined by the appended claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a garment fastener incorporating the invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail view, partly in section, illustrating the manner in which the loop can be pivotally suspended;

Figs. 3 and 4 are side elevations showing how the anchor member is turned to secure the fabric of the garment to the fastener;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, of a modified form of the invention;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly in section of the hinged connection utilized in the modification of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side view of the embodiment of Fig. 5, showing its manner of use.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, a loop I is utilized which is made from flexible material, such as cord or ribbon or its equivalent. This loop has the sides 2 and 3 as well as an end portion 4. At the extremities of the sides 2 and 3 there are provided hinged connections to a rigid bar support 5. This bar support 5 is in the form of a loop for engagement with the usual fabric loop 6 for suspending the fastener from a garment, such as a girdle or a corset. The lower bar I of the loop 5 has a pair of socket apertures such as 8 (Fig. 2). These apertures serve to receive the ball elements 9 fastened to the extremities of the sides 2 and 3.

At the lower portion of the loop l an anchor member is provided. This can be in the form of ametal piece ID having integral ears II engaging the flexible sides 2 and 3. A guard member I2 is looped around the metal member l0 and has a free end extending beyond and over the lower portion l of the loop i. This guard member can be made of thin leather or equivalent material. In order to hold the anchor member more firmly in place. a metal band l3 can embrace the guard memberlZ and the flexible sides 2 and 3 adjacent the lower portion of the loop I. The flexible sides 2 and 3 of loop I diverge upwardly from opposed edges of the anchor member, being thus spaced apart at their connection with the anchor member, whereby the lower end of the loop I can be turned through itself without interference from the sides 2 and 3. The anchor member is formed substantially flat and is arranged to occupy a portion of the space between the sides 2 and 3 of the loop with its opposite faces'proximate the front and back planes of the sides 2 and 3 to obviate objectionable projections.

The mode of operation of this form is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. The anchor member it is placed adjacent the fabric I4 at the top edge of the hose. Then with this fabric placed over the anchor member, the lower part of the loop I is turned between legs 2 and 3. In this way the fabric I4 is wound once around the anchor member 10. The natural resilience of the fabric I l holds the loop I in the extended position shown in Fig. 4. Furthermore, the sides 2 and 3 of the loop can twist in the sockets 8 so that there is no twisting strain on the loop l at any time. It is thus apparent that the fabric I4 is twisted around the end portion of the loop I and is held firmly in a comparatively flat form.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, the flexible loop I5 is shorter and is suspended from a yoke [6. This yoke l6 has legs I1 and I8 as well as a loop l9 at its upper end for suspension by the aid of a fabric loop 20.

Inorder to swivel the sides 2| and 22 of the loop I4 in the sides l1 and i8, a ball and socket connection is provided at the end of each of these sides. This ball and socket connection is illustrated most clearly in Fig. 6. It is there seen that the end of the side it is provided with a socket 23 in which is engaged a knob 24. This knob is integrally joined to a metal extension 25 fastened to the end of the element 22.

The mode of operation of this form of the invention is similar to that disclosed in connection with Fig. 1. One stage in the winding operation of fabric I 4 is illustrated in Fig. '7, the loop 15 turning through the yoke IS in a counterclockwise direction.

I claim:

1. In a garment supporter, a loop oi". flexible material, having sides and a closed end, rigid pivot members carried respectively at the extremities of the sides, means engaging said members for supporting the loop, and an anchor member supported by the loop adjacent the end of the loop, said anchor member having a flexible guard member extending beyond the end of the loop.

2. In a garment supporter, a loop of flexible material, means for supporting the ends of the loop at widely spaced points so that the material of the loop is widely separated and forms a closed end remote from said supporting means, and an anchor member fixedly secured adjacent the closed end of the loop, around which an edge of the garment can be wound.

3. In a garment supporter, a loop of flexible material, rigid pivot members carried respectively at the extremities of the open end of the loop, means respectively engaging said members at Widely spaced points so that the material of the loop is widely separated, and forms a closed end remote from said engaging means, and an anchor member fixedly secured adjacent the closed end of the loop, around which an edge of the garment can be wound.

4. In a garment supporter, a loop of flexible material, rigid pivot members carried respectively at the extremities of the open end of the loop, means respectively engaging said members at widely spaced points so that the material of the loop is Widely separated, and forms a closed end remote from said engaging means, and an anchor member fixedly secured inside of the loop and adjacent the closed end thereof.

5. In a garment supporter, means forming a rigid supporting bar, a loop of flexible material, the extremities of the open end of the loop being pivotally supported respectively at widely spaced points of the bar so that the material of the loop is widely separated, and an anchor member fixedly secured to the closed end of the loop, around Which an edge of the garment can be wound.

6. In a garment supporter, means forming a rigid yoke with depending widely spaced legs, a loop of flexible material, the extremities of the open end of the loop being pivotally joined to the legs of the yoke so that the material of the loop is widely separated, and an anchor member fixedly secured to the closed end of the loop, around which an edge of. the garment can be wound.

7. In a garment supporter, means forming a rigid yoke with depending widely spaced legs, a loop of flexible material, a ball and socket connection between each extremity of the loop and a corresponding leg of the yoke so that the material of the loop is widely separated, and an anchor member fixedly secured to the closed end of the loop, around which an edge of the garment can be wound.

8. A garment supporter comprising an anchor member, a pair of flexible members afilxed to said anchor member and diverging from opposite edge portions of said anchor member, and a support attached to the divergent ends of said flexible members; said anchor member being turnable between said flexible members to wrap a fabric therearound.

9. A garment supporter comprising an anchor member, a pair of flexible members aflixed to said anchor member and diverging from opposite edge portions of. said anchor member, and a support attached to the divergent ends of said flexible members; said anchor member being turnable between said flexible members to wrap a fabric therearound, said anchor member being substantially flat and interposed between said pair of flexible members with its opposed faces extending proximate the planes of the inner and outer faces of said flexible member.

JAMES G. TOMPKINS. 

